Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Are you bummed that your seemingly perma-pasty and dry winter skin is holding you back from indulging in Spring makeup trends? Me too.

Here's some of springs latest and greatest trend to keep us on track.

Colored Eyeliner or Mascara:

Trick:

Try blue for brown eyes

purple for green eyes

and a dark burgundy or emerald green for blue eyes.

Also, do one coat of your favorite black mascara and then top it with the colored. This will give your eyes definition and pop!

Coral Lips:

Bright or soft, either way it's a dream come true!

Bronze, glowing skin

(think dewdrops.)

In order to be considered Bronzy McBronzerson remember this: fake it till you make it, people. and by fake it I most certainly do NOT mean go get an artificial tan via a tanning bed. Pick up your favorite bronzer and blend it with a fluffy brush all around the outer perimeter of your face (ask yourself this: "Is this an area of my face that would be naturally kissed by the sun?" if yes, proceed.)

Pastels:

If you are only going to purchase a few things to update your beauty profile this season, let it be these:

MAC Ever Hip lipstick (This creamy coral will take your pretty face all the way to autumn!)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

But why did you have to be so secretive about your second pregnancy? Okay, I suppose you do deserve some privacy. But how about an acknowledgement that you had another baby. OR what you named her (H and I are on the edge of our seats because we just KNOW we'll have to copy you.)

This just in: baby's name is Elula.

Disappointing, but still admirable for its creativity.

Isla on motherhood: "Motherhood is my favorite topic but I never talk about it publicly. As much as I love what I am doing, and I am so fortunate to have the opportunities that I have had, my responsibility is to my family."

Let's just love her even more now. And forgive her for not letting us in on her little secret until 6 months post-birth.

Here are some of Isla's greatest hits:

The hair!

The face!

The accent!

Oy vey.

I've come to the conclusion that Isla should write a manuel. Even a pamphlet of some sort would be acceptable. It could be entitled {I'm just throwing out ideas here} "how to be a fabulous redhead" OR "how to use jewel tones to your advantage." {a little wordy but it gets the point across}

Case in point:

cobalt and mustard! ba.nan.as.

classic emerald and red hair combo = dream come true

Do I even need to mention Confessions of a Shopaholic? I didn't think so.

Do we love her?

We love her.

And if I were a red-head or an Aussie or had a baby girl named Olive I would be that much closer to being her greatest fan.